He "rejects identity politics", because he ran against Hillary. And stated the obvious. That its the policies of the candidate that matter, not race, sex, religion, gender.... And he had a problem with Hillary's priorities and closeness with Wall Street. It wasn't that she was a woman. But the MSM has to pigeon hole him. So now, some Democrats take this as some kind of about face. lol. There are a few great women Democrats this time that he would be able to work with that don't share the Cllinton's third way philosophy. Simple as that. The press, and a few on here, want to make it into a black and white issue. Literally sometimes.

I kind of love how Bernie throws it back at his critics like this. They don't know what to do with this story other than pretend it proves he is some kind of original oddball. Guess what? We already knew that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

5. the more the merrier

Reply to Yosemito (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 03:07 PM

Feb 2019

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

bhikkhu

(10,715 posts)

6. Given the number of strong Democratic women in the field, it's an obvious statement

Reply to Yosemito (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 03:09 PM

Feb 2019

Of course he would consider a woman. It would also be in agreement with his previous statements about not choosing a running mate based on gender, but on issues and qualifications. Media trying to stir up clicks and controversy over completely reasonable things.

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

WordsMatter

(80 posts)

7. A Sanders/Warren or a Sanders/Abrams would be...

Reply to Yosemito (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 03:12 PM

Feb 2019

...a tough team to beat!

Your referenced Politico article was from 2016 during the 2016 primaries. Here is the first paragraph:

Bernie Sanders said Monday that the path to success for Democrats has to be through more than just identity politics, adding that it’s simply not enough for the party to base its appeals on diversity.

It is hardly a 'slam' on Civil Rights (i.e. id politics). But remember, that was in 2016 and the primaries and that is ancient history.

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Cha

(297,196 posts)

9. That was after the rigging in of trump.. and this is NOW..

Reply to WordsMatter (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 05:30 PM

Feb 2019

WordsMatter.. they sure as hell do.

Link to tweet

Bernie: ‘My Opponents’ Want Black, White, Gay, Latino or Women Candidates ‘Regardless of What They Stand For’

After the 2016 election, Sanders hit a similar theme when he told a crowd of supporters “It’s not good enough for somebody to say ‘hey I’m a Latina vote for me’ that is not good enough,” and went on to add “It is not good enough for somebody to say, ‘I’m a woman, vote for me.'”

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211722251

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/bernie-sanders-democrats-identity-politics-231710

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Cha

(297,196 posts)

8. Yeah, BS was always "slamming Identity politics"..

Reply to Yosemito (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 05:26 PM

Feb 2019

Link to tweet

Bernie: ‘My Opponents’ Want Black, White, Gay, Latino or Women Candidates ‘Regardless of What They Stand For’

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211722251

Thanks for the link, Yosemito..

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/bernie-sanders-democrats-identity-politics-231710

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

10. Yep. And that, more than policy positions, is what separates his ilk from other Dems.

Reply to Cha (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 06:04 PM

Feb 2019

Along with some differences over how to best get from point A to point B (such as how to get from the current health care system to a universal health care system). What Sanders and his supporters don't seem to understand is that they're cutting off their collective nose to spite their collective face. There is power in numbers, and if you want to bring about progressive policy, we first need to increase the number of Democrats in power. Logic 101, folks.

Colorblind racism is a real thing. Sanders and his supporters don't seem to realize or care that they often sound just like a Republican arguing against affirmative action when they talk about race, while promoting the bullshit narrative that other Dems only want to elect women and POC for the sake of electing women and POC. Not a single Democrat is making that argument, yet you wouldn't know it from many of the DU posts that argue Dems are doing just that. It's insulting and ignorant.

After the 2016 election, Sanders (at a post-election town hall in Wisconsin) helped push the notion that most Trump supporters aren't racist and that they're just driven by economic anxiety. And that Democrats talk too much about identity politics and not enough about economics. Never mind that both of those narratives have been proven false.

1) https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/15/16781222/trump-racism-economic-anxiety-study

2) https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/16/13972394/most-common-words-hillary-clinton-speech

And let's not forget his excusing those who aren't "comfortable" voting for a Black man.

In one breath, it's bashing identity politics. In the next breath, it's "let's talk about the white working class" ('cause, you know, white isn't an identity).

Sanders is essentially done after New Hampshire. The only question is, will he leave gracefully?